Reaching and Teaching the 1950s Color Line, Part 2: February 6, 2019

Focus: How can we inform ourselves and others about the 1950s color line?

1. Warming up by surveying our class's learning styles

• Taking a short self-quiz: What Kind of Learner Are You?

• What are the different learning types?

• What learning types do we have in this classroom?

• How can we teach each other way that engages everybody's styles of learning?

2. Organizing your research and creating a thesis; remember that your teaching is not just a summary of your topic, but an analysis of your topic

• Click HERE for the note catcher from yesterday.

3. Working on your planning sheet; if you'd like me to make copies of any materials for you, please let me know today.

HW:
1. For TOMORROW: Be ready to teach others about your 1950s topic in a jigsaw format.

2. For FRIDAY: Click on THIS WEBSITE and follow the three steps below:

Step 1: Read the short article under the photographs for a little context. The embedded 4 minute video on Jim Crow and the rise of the KKK is optional.

Step 2: Click on the gallery and peruse the 33 photos of race relations in 1950s America. Be sure to read the little blurbs to the right so that you know what you're looking at.

Step 3: Select ONE photo that particularly strikes you, and paste it into your blog. Perform and MMM reading on it on your blog and post it.

M = Moments (which particular details in the photograph make you pause / take a moment?)

M = Movement (what larger movements / patterns do you notice? For this assignment, feel free to compare this photo to the others you perused as well.)

M= Meaning (what larger meaning can you take away from this photo? What do you think this photographer wants us to understand better or differently by reading this photo?)